Looking back on a girl I knew Whose smile and laughter carried me through Oh, the way that I felt when she looked at me that way When I heard she was gone I had no one to hold I wept as I felt my heart growin' cold Like poppa she taught me there's no time like today I hear her saying Love me today, and let my strength be your own Love me today, because tomorrow I'll be gone When I feel it's time to go I'll be on my way So love me today I remember a time back when Poppa would laugh as I held his hand And just one embrace would make my troubles pass I thought those times would never end The day that he left he smiled and he said I'll be home soon but poppa never came back I hear him saying Don't be afraid to say, I love you Take the moment and make it last 'Cause if you don't tell them you love them You might not get a second chance So hear them saying Love me today, and let my strength be your own Love me today, because tomorrow I'll be gone When I feel it's time to go I'll be on my way So love me today Love me today (oh)